My carefree life in space

Chapter 162 Mo Ze's Past Experiences

After leaving the palace, the two did not return directly to the villa. Lin Shushu led Mo Ze across the void to a planet near the Imperial Star—Yunhuang Star.

They learned about a key figure from Jiang Zhong, named Wang Yangqiu, who was Jiang Zhong's direct superior. It was he who proposed the plan to manipulate the experimental subjects' mutations at the banquet.

Wang Yangqiu had been waiting for news all night, hoping for reports of a major upheaval in the Imperial Palace. But no matter how he searched, he found no negative information about the banquet.

Has Jiang Zhong not made a move yet? Wang Yangqiu checked the time on his personal terminal. It was past midnight on the Imperial Star, so the banquet should have ended by now.

However, he immediately thought that the appearance of mutants at the banquet was not a glorious thing, and Jin Hongyu must have suppressed it. Otherwise, what would become of the emperor's dignity if such a thing happened in the imperial palace?

In fact, his guess was not wrong. Those who attended the banquet were indeed asked to keep what happened that night a secret, but not to save face, but to avoid alerting the enemy, since the military's operation would take time.

Wang Yangqiu finally decided to contact Jiang Zhong to ask about the situation, but by then Jiang Zhong had already been arrested and had revealed everything he knew.

When Jiang Zhong was arrested, his personal terminal naturally fell into Mo Ze's hands. After the interrogation, Wang Yangqiu made a communication request, which Mo Ze replied via text, simply saying that everything went smoothly.

Seeing this reply, Wang Yangqiu was completely relieved; he knew the plan would succeed. As for why Jiang Zhong only replied with a few words, he convinced himself that Jiang Zhong must be busy with follow-up matters.

Just as he was putting aside his worries and preparing to rest, two people suddenly appeared in front of him.

Even someone as brave as him would feel a moment of panic at this bizarre scene.

However, he quickly calmed down. Carefully examining the uninvited guests before him, a sense of panic began to creep in. How could it be these two? Shouldn't they be on the Imperial Star right now? Didn't Jiang Zhong say everything was going smoothly?

Despite having many questions in his mind, he couldn't show them at this moment. He pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Who are you two? What brings you to my house all of a sudden?"

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze didn't miss the fleeting panic he showed just now. They knew he was pretending to be stupid, so they didn't bother to talk to him.

“You don’t know who we are? You can probably guess why we’re here, so there’s no need for you to put on an act with us,” Lin Shushu said calmly.

Some people won't learn their lesson until they see the coffin; why bother? Now that they've come knocking, do they think they can get away with just a few words?

"I don't know what you're talking about..." Before he could continue pretending to be stupid, Lin Shushu directly used her spiritual power to control him.

Next, Lin Shushu used the same methods she had used on Jiang Zhong on him.

"How much do you know about the kidnapping of the Mo family members by your organization 22 years ago?"

"Kidnapping the Mo family? Is that true?" Wang Yangqiu clearly didn't remember this incident. He thought for a while but didn't answer.

"Do you still remember the time when the Mo family members were chosen to be injected with gene-enhancing drugs?" Lin Shushu asked, changing the subject.

“I remember that many people in the organization opposed it at the time, so it was never implemented. However…” Wang Yangqiu was lost in his memories. After a long while, he continued, “Later, someone sent a child to the organization, saying that he came from a family with good potential.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Shushu and Mo Ze's expressions turned serious. Could this child be...?

"What happened next? Did you inject that child with gene-enhancing drugs?" Lin Shushu pressed.

"No at first, because just as we were about to take action, we received news that the Mo family was searching everywhere for the lost children and was about to find our base."

After that, Lin Shushu and Mo Ze stopped interrupting him and listened quietly as he finished telling his story.

The Yongyao Organization's research into gene-based drugs must not be leaked, but the Mo family's actions were too significant, forcing them to abandon their base. Then someone wondered if the child sent over a few days ago might be the Mo family's lost child.

Some people want to send the child away as if nothing happened. But others object, arguing that since things have come to this point, even if they send the child back unharmed, they won't be able to explain themselves.

Moreover, because of the Mo family's actions, they had to abandon the base to which they had poured a lot of effort, which generated a lot of resentment, and they didn't want to let the Mo family get away with it so easily.

Before the Mo family arrived, they destroyed the base without leaving a trace, and took the child with them.

Perhaps out of resentment, a researcher injected the child with a drug containing rabbit genes that he had created on a whim.

If he really is a member of the Mo family, that would be interesting. The mighty War God family, renowned for their immense power, would find it ironic if their child had rabbit-like features.

Later, they abandoned the child on a deserted planet and left him to fend for himself.

After hearing the whole story, Mo Ze was certain that the child was himself, but there were still a few things that didn't add up.

"Are you sure that child wasn't kidnapped by you?" The people who kidnapped him back then clearly demanded ransom from his parents.

"Of course not. Although our organization is quite powerful, we wouldn't openly oppose the War God Family. That child was sent to us by someone else, and we didn't know he would be a member of the Mo family at first."

"You should know who sent it, right? After all, since he knows you're researching gene-based drugs, you must be in contact." Lin Shushu grasped the key point.

"I didn't know. I was just a lowly security guard at the time. I wouldn't have had access to such confidential information."

The two looked disappointed. They had finally uncovered the truth, but the clues had gone cold again.

Wait, Mo Ze realized something was amiss. When his parents found him, he had been stabbed many times and was nearly dead. But according to what Wang Yangqiu had just said, he had only been injected with a gene serum.

"Besides injecting the medication, did you lay any physical harm on the child, such as stabbing him a few times?"

"Probably not. Back then, that researcher was actually looking forward to seeing the Mo family make a fool of themselves. Why would he hurt them? If that child died, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?" Although Wang Yangqiu wasn't sure, he felt that it was unlikely.

Having asked what they wanted to know, Mo Ze and Lin Shushu sent Wang Yangqiu to the palace to keep Jiang Zhong company. As for what to do with them, that was the emperor's business.

After a whole night of commotion, the two returned to the villa when it was already broad daylight. But neither of them felt sleepy; Mo Ze was still thinking about what happened back then.

"It seems that the person who kidnapped you is very likely the one who will ultimately kill you." Without even guessing, Lin Shushu knew that this must have been done by a hidden enemy of the Mo family.

Mo Ze nodded, but no matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't figure out who did it.